Wellington 2040 indicators

These indicators highlight our progress towards reaching our vision of Wellington Towards 2040: Smart Capital in the 2012/13 year. For further results on these long-term outcomes see the Monitoring Information on page 198.

Dynamic central city 2012/13

GDP per capita growth GDP per capita growth for 2012–13: 0.2%

New jobs across the city in smart, knowledge intensive areas: Number of new jobs in ‘smart’ businesses: 451; Total new jobs 2168.

The population of the central city and the proportion of growth in the CBD 13,134 people reside in the central city, equating to 7.3% of the city’s population.

The number and growth of enterprises and jobs in the central city City – enterprises: 25,086; jobs: 140,320. Central city – enterprises: 8,641; jobs: 96,410.

City wide greenhouse gas emissions We have commissioned URS to do our city-wide greenhouse gas inventories for 200/01, 2006/07, 2009/10 and 2012/13 using the latest international best practice methodology. This will be reported on in the 2013/14 Annual Report.

The mode of residents’ travel into the CBD and amount of fuel sold in the city Car: 33%; Bus: 34%; Walking: 20%; Train: 6%; Cycle:3%. Fuel used on Wellington roads: 2012/13: 1,843 litres/person

Landfill waste per capita 0.41 tonnes/person.

The breadth and health of native bird species See page 198 in the Monitoring information

New Zealanders perception of the extent that Wellington is an eco-city 27% of New Zealanders agree that Wellington is an eco-city

GWH of renewable energy generated within the city’s boundaries Total renewable energy generated in the city = 475,850 MWh, which is equivalent to 35% of the city’s electricity consumption.

Growth of ‘smart’ jobs and enterprises Number of smart businesses in the city: 4,507; Percentage of employees working in smart business sector: 11.6%

The diversity of the population and residents’ values regarding diversity 30% of the city’s population are non-European. 67% of residents believe that different lifestyles and cultures make Wellington a better place to live.

Educational achievement and youth participation 33% of Wellingtonians over the age of 15 have a Degree-level qualification or higher. (2006 census data – not updated) youth NEET rates: 9.9%

Ratio of income to cost of living Between 2011 and 2012, the ratio between earnings and cost of living increased by 0.8% (became more expensive).

Resident perceptions of their social networks and community cohesiveness School or work network: 58%; Hobby/interest group: 30%; Online community groups (eg Facebook): 51%; Sports club:29%; Church/spiritual group:19%; Community/voluntary group: 18%; Friends:3%. Residents’ perceptions that they feel a sense of community with others in their local neighbourhood: 53%